diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js.es6
index 1e9111f4718..ca2da18dc26 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js.es6
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
           break;
         case 'projects:merge_requests:index':
         case 'projects:issues:index':
-          if(document.querySelector('.filtered-search') && gl.FilteredSearchManager) {
+          if (document.querySelector('.filtered-search') && gl.FilteredSearchManager) {
             new gl.FilteredSearchManager();
           }
           Issuable.init();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_utils.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_utils.js.es6
index 0c0d24d4de8..3453311bee5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_utils.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_utils.js.es6
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     static filterHint(item, query) {
       const updatedItem = item;
       let { lastToken } = gl.FilteredSearchTokenizer.processTokens(query);
-      lastToken = lastToken || '';
+      lastToken = lastToken.key || lastToken || '';
 
       if (!lastToken || query.split('').last() === ' ') {
         updatedItem.droplab_hidden = false;
diff --git a/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_author_spec.rb b/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_author_spec.rb
index 956f7156c5f..d053b032768 100644
--- a/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_author_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_author_spec.rb
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ describe 'Dropdown author', js: true, feature: true do
     end
 
     it 'filters by name' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('j')
-      expect(dropdown_author_size).to eq(2)
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search('ja')
+      expect(dropdown_author_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
     it 'filters by case insensitive name' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('J')
-      expect(dropdown_author_size).to eq(2)
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search('Ja')
+      expect(dropdown_author_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
     it 'filters by username with symbol' do
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ describe 'Dropdown author', js: true, feature: true do
       expect(dropdown_author_size).to eq(2)
     end
 
-    it 'filters by case insensitive username with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('@OT')
-      expect(dropdown_author_size).to eq(2)
-    end
-
     it 'filters by username without symbol' do
       send_keys_to_filtered_search('ot')
       expect(dropdown_author_size).to eq(2)
diff --git a/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_label_spec.rb b/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_label_spec.rb
index a0e2973d6b8..1a21b0d64ed 100644
--- a/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_label_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_label_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe 'Dropdown label', js: true, feature: true do
   let!(:uppercase_label) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'BUG') }
   let!(:two_words_label) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'High Priority') }
   let!(:wont_fix_label) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'Won"t Fix') }
+  let!(:wont_fix_single_label) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'Won\'t Fix') }
   let!(:special_label) { create(:label, project: project, title: '!@#$%^+&*()')}
   let!(:long_label) { create(:label, project: project, title: 'this is a very long title this is a very long title this is a very long title this is a very long title this is a very long title')}
   let(:filtered_search) { find('.filtered-search') }
@@ -68,61 +69,66 @@ describe 'Dropdown label', js: true, feature: true do
 
   describe 'filtering' do
     before do
-      filtered_search.set('label:')
+      filtered_search.set('label')
     end
 
     it 'filters by name' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('b')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':b')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(2)
     end
 
     it 'filters by case insensitive name' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('B')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':B')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(2)
     end
 
     it 'filters by name with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('~bu')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':~bu')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(2)
     end
 
     it 'filters by case insensitive name with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('~BU')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':~BU')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(2)
     end
 
-    it 'filters by multiple names using double quotes' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('"High P')
+    it 'filters by multiple words' do
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':Hig')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
-    it 'filters by multiple names using single quotes' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('\'High P')
+    it 'filters by multiple words with symbol' do
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':~Hig')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
-    it 'filters by multiple names using single and double quotes' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('~"won`\'t f')
+    it 'filters by multiple words containing single quotes' do
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':won\'t')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
-    it 'filters by multiple names using double quotes with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('~"High P')
+    it 'filters by multiple words containing single quotes with symbol' do
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':~won\'t')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
-    it 'filters by multiple names using single quotes with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('~\'High P')
+    it 'filters by multiple words containing double quotes' do
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':won"t')
+      expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(1)
+    end
+
+    it 'filters by multiple words containing double quotes with symbol' do
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':~won"t')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
     it 'filters by special characters' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('^+')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':^+')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
     it 'filters by special characters with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('~^+')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':~^+')
       expect(dropdown_label_size).to eq(1)
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_milestone_spec.rb b/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_milestone_spec.rb
index d367430a670..64fc83c6ccb 100644
--- a/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_milestone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issues/filtered_search/dropdown_milestone_spec.rb
@@ -73,61 +73,36 @@ describe 'Dropdown milestone', js: true, feature: true do
 
   describe 'filtering' do
     before do
-      filtered_search.set('milestone:')
+      filtered_search.set('milestone')
     end
 
     it 'filters by name' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('v1')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':v1')
       expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
     it 'filters by case insensitive name' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('V1')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':V1')
       expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
     it 'filters by name with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('%v1')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':%v1')
       expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
     it 'filters by case insensitive name with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('%V1')
-      expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
-    end
-
-    it 'filters by multiple names using double quotes' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('"future')
-      expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
-    end
-
-    it 'filters by multiple names using single quotes' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('\'future p')
-      expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
-    end
-
-    it 'filters by multiple names using single and double quotes' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('%"won`\'t f')
-      expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
-    end
-
-    it 'filters by multiple names using double quotes with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('%"future p')
-      expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
-    end
-
-    it 'filters by multiple names using single quotes with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('%\'future p')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':%V1')
       expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
     it 'filters by special characters' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('^+')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':(+')
       expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
     end
 
     it 'filters by special characters with symbol' do
-      send_keys_to_filtered_search('~^+')
+      send_keys_to_filtered_search(':%(+')
       expect(dropdown_milestone_size).to eq(1)
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager_spec.js.es6 b/spec/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager_spec.js.es6
index 562673a4ee5..e9841e3c89e 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager_spec.js.es6
+++ b/spec/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager_spec.js.es6
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
         const input = document.createElement('input');
         input.classList.add('filtered-search');
         document.body.appendChild(input);
-
-        expect(input.value).toBe('');
       });
 
       afterEach(() => {